Jason Foley vs. Matt Swarmer — Career Comparison

Jason Foley
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Swarmer
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Swarmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Foley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Foley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 5.03 and 1.588 for Matt Swarmer. By the career numbers, Jason Foley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Foley and Matt Swarmer

Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.41
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.58
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.16
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.03
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
8.83
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.18
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.3
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.76
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.53
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827
37.28
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.56
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.88
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.17
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
762
34.35
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
34.94
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Jason Foley and Matt Swarmer

Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.47
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.91
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.13
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.148
0.148
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Foley and Matt Swarmer

Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jason Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
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Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Swarmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
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Career
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